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. by Betty Barton

Nineteen-year old Chiron Kan-— es B

takis is an environmental advocate,
a lively addition to the staff of
Don Diego’s Restaurant, and a
cycling competitor in last week-
end’s Skeena Valley Triathlon.

Working -together as an athletic

team were Chiron, cycling 40k; Ed

Ansems, running 10k and Tom

Ainscow, swimming 1k. Chiron is
very supportive of the Triathlon:

"Et’s good to do this kind of hard }
‘effort. It’s important locally and so

many get involved." Chiron gives

a pat on the back to Triathlon |

organizers, particularly Dale

Greenwood, for good marshalling |

and great prizes.
He explains that the Triathlon is

are the same thing. To train for
bike races, says Chiron, you sprint,
climb and do bursts of speed. He
started intense training for the
Triathlon three weeks before the
event, with a good fitness base to

’ build from.

In the 24 hours before the race,

Chiron made final preparations. He

took one long, wet ride on Satur-
day morning to ensure that his
bike was in fine working order.
Then he cleaned it from top to
bottom, took the day off from Don
Diego’s to rest, ate lots of carbo-
hydrates, stretched and had a hard
massage.

Chiron laughs as he mentally

does his check list and adds, "It’s
more fun after the race, During,
you think, "I’ve got to get another
sport!’" He says cycling requires
mental strength, as well as physi-
cal, "This one’s a real mind
bender. And the pain you feel,
that’s good!"

This was the fourth year that
Chiron has participated in the
Skeena Valley Triathlon. He says
he started as a ’cycle-tourist’ and
did a little mountain biking. The
first cycling competition he
remembers was a team triathlon
when he was in Grade 10 at Cale-
donia. Although Chiron was born
in Kitchener, Ontario, he and his
family have lived in Terrace since

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Chiron Kantakis: Hard effort and involvement in Triathlon a good thing.

was never into team sports, but
likes the individual challenge of
cycling. He enjoys both road rac-
ing and mountain biking, for dif-
ferent reasons. Mountain biking
"still has playful aspects to it", he
explains. "Road racing is quite
serious, but there’s a camaraderie
to it.”

Chiron feels it’s better to ride
with fellow cyclists. If they’re

nic site, the starting point of the
race.

Cycling is a low-impact sport,
but Chiron says it’s hard on the
leg joints. Cyclists are prone to
"overuse injuries’. In the winter,
Chiron keeps in shape by cycling

on rollers in the house, a very -

boring way to spend three or four

hours, he says. Or, if the weather’s

better cyclists, they make you
better. Although much of his train-
ing is done on the highway, he
says, "If you see us in town, we're
either warming up or down." For
the Triathion, he was going to
warm up, after stretching exercises,
by cycling out to the Lakelse pic-

SOCIAL SERVICES
TRAINING PROGRAM

reasonable, he goes out on his
mountain bike.

Chiron has competed in the Tour
de Smithers and the Skeena River
Challenge, the longest race in the
northwest at 163k. At least once or
twice a year, he tries to "get in a
bunch of races down south".

Chiron is planning to travel for a
couple of years before he carries

‘on with his university training,

begun at Northwest Community
College. He’d like to get into
something biology oriented. "I’m
really concerned about the environ-
ment. J want something 1 can do
up north," says Chiron enthusiasti-
cally. He hopes his travels will
take him to Europe. To race? "I
don’t think so," says Chiron, "It
takes so much energy and I
wouldn’t have time to see any-
thing. I’m content where I am.
Cycling is much more established
in Europe."

Still to come this summer is the
Tour de Prince George, a B.C. Cup
race and in September, the Nation-
al Mountain Bike Championships
will be held in Canmore, Alberta.
Chiron’s advise to budding cyc-
lists, "Start training early. You
can’t get in shape in two weeks.

Have fun! Cycling is an escape, -

too, You can't beat cycling on a
sunny day, with a favourable wind

at your back."

Education items

A veterinary student from Terrace has been awarded a $750

for local
student

Jason Krause, a member of the
1991 Caledonia Senior Secondary
School graduating class, is one of
15 grads in B.C. to receive the
Premier’s Excellence Award.

The announcement from the
Ministry of Advanced Education,
Training and Technology stated
that the award selection is based
on a combination of academic
achievement and community ser-
vice.

The award consists of a medal
and a $5,000 scholarship to a B.C.
post-secondary institution.

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scholarship from an American pet food company. Anne Eide, a
Caledonia Senior Secondary graduate in her third year of
veterinary school studies at the University of Saskatchewan, was
one of 31 North American veterinary students to win the
scholarships from the Iams Company of Dayton, Ohio, for her
entry in an essay contest on the role of calcium in small animal
nutrition.

The College of New Caledonia is accepting applica-
tions for the Social Services (Developmentally Disabl-
ed Specialty). This certificate program prepares
students to work with mentally handicapped in-
dividuals in a variety of settings. There are six courses
and one practicum. All courses are in a distance
education (correspondence) format and can be com-
bined with full-time employment.

Applicants who are not currently employed in this fleld
should have working with mentally handicapped chil-
dren or adults as a career goal.

The admission requirements are Grade 12 graduation,
G.E.D. or mature student status with related work ex-
perience.

For more Information and registration package con-
tact:

College of New Caledonia
Counselling Department 561-5818 or,
Admissions and Registration 561-5800

As seats are IImited, early application is recommend-
ed. No applications will be accepted after August 30,
1991 for the September semester.

College of New Caledonia 3330 - 22nd Avenue, Prince
George, B.C V2N 1P8.

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Cynthia Gonu of Aiyansh and Melanie Hill of Prince Rupert are
two of the five native students in B.C, awarded scholarships to
atlend the six-week Rural Alaska Honours Institute in Fairbanks.
The program is intended to prepare Grade 11 students of native
ancestry for the challenges of university life. The scholarships are _
sponsored by the B.C. Ministry of Education.

Dease Lake will get a community college campus affiliated with
Norther Lights College. The development was announced July 5
by the Ministry of Crown Lands and Parks, which is contributing ‘
a .7 hectare parcel of land for the college site. i

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Dr. John Schinbien, a retired surgeon from Prince Rupert, is the
first northwest representative to join the University of Northern
B.C, Foundation Society. The foundation was created this year to
help establish scholarships and bursaries for the new university and
help it secure financing for research and other special faculties.

Helmut Giesbrecht
New Democrat for Skeena

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